Probably not today ahead of another call between Commission President ursula and british Prime Minister Boris Johnson. U. K. Banks and Home Builders suffered the brunt of the selling as the ftse 100 outperforms the spot 600 and the pound stays under pressure well, a very good morning and welcome to street signs, everybody. Our top story of the day, no surprise, brexit as talks enter the 11th hour. And we have plenty of coverage this morning were going to get into all the detail, all the latest in just a moment but i want to kickoff by showing you the Market Reaction because its been pretty interesting the moves weve seen so far. Starting with sterling, which is trading up 1. 5 versus the dollar, so currently around the 1. 3240 level this as volatility in sterling has reached an eightmonth high. So a substantial sell off in the currency this morning on the back of this weekends developments as we head into the final talks. The ftse, meanwhile, the main benchmark in the equity market for
Shows will stop using white actors with the characters of color. 2 of the worlds most populous nations are reporting a wave of new coronavirus cases despite spending weeks in lockdown to try to contain the spread india now has more than a huff a 1000000 infections driven by yet another record daily increase in the Capital Region of delhi alone expects 500000 cases by the end of next month and thats led to worries about a shortage of medical equipment and a scramble to build temporary facilities for the number of people whove died in the United States from corona virus has now surpassed 125000 and on friday it reported its highest increase in cases since the pandemic began florida and 10. S. Are among the states now delaying efforts to reopen an increasing restrictions all this as europe is forging ahead with reopening but is struggling to reach a consensus on just how to do it even leaders have not yet agreed on which countries will be allowed quarantine free access from wednesday. Beg
A sharp rise in infections. And the fate of julian assault hangs in the balance and has a long Court Decides whether the wiki wiki leaks founder will be extradited to the u. S. Traces espionage charges that could put him in jail for life. Great to have you with us today im brian thomas the u. S. President donald trump has arrived in india for his 1st state visit there hes due to address a huge rally of some 100000 people trump and 1st lady milonga landed in ahmedabad the largest city in indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis home state of. Tens of thousands have been lining up to welcome the u. S. Leader trumps todays visit aims to build on the recent meeting between the 2 leaders to do to deepen ties between the u. S. And india which happened strained by a trade dispute. Lets get the very latest now with. A car joining us from delhi the dates you saw on the india has been pulling all the stops for this meeting between the 2 leaders whats behind that thats right brian i mean indias reall
Venice after a 3rd person dies of the corona virus south korea and iran are also trying to contain a sharp rise in new infections. And the fate of julian a saunders hanging very much in the balance of those along been Court Decides if the wiki leaks founder should be extradited to the u. S. He faces espionage charges there that could put him in prison for life. Great to have you with us for the show today im brian toms. U. S. President donald trump has arrived in india for his 1st visit there hes due to address a rally of some 100000 people the president and 1st lady molony out landed in im going to bog the largest city in indian prime min. Mr modis home state of gujarat a short while ago tens of thousands of people have been lining up in the streets there to welcome his 2 day visit aims to build on last years meeting between the 2 leaders and to deepen ties between the u. S. And india which have been strained by a lingering trade just. One. Lets get the very latest now live with the s
A sauce hangs in the balance as a london Court Decides whether the wiki leaks founder should be extradited to the United States if he says espionage charges that could put him in prison for life. Im sara kelly welcome to the program we begin with the latest on the corona virus in china the outbreak has prompted the National Peoples congress to postpone its annual 10 day beating for the 1st time in decades it comes out in chinese authorities reported 150. 00 deaths from the corona virus in a single day pushing the total number of fatalities in the country to almost 2600. 00 south korea meanwhile has raised its Infectious Disease alert to the highest level after more than 162. 00 cases were reported on monday. Now iran has confirmed that the death toll has climbed to 12 people there are the highest number of fatalities for any country outside of china and authorities in italy are reporting a 5th death from the virus making italy the worst affected country in europe. Midnight on the itali